Speleophria scottodicarloi
| Speleophria scottodicarloi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Misophrioida |
| Family: | Speleophriidae |
| Genus: | Speleophria |
| Species: | S. scottodicarloi |
| Binomial name | |
| Speleophria scottodicarloi Boxshall & Iliffe, 1990 | |
Speleophria scottodicarloi is a species of crustacean in the family Speleophriidae. It is endemic to Chalk Cave, a collapsed cave in Smith's Parish, Bermuda,[1] and it listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[2] The pool it inhabits also contains Barbouria cubensis, Somersiella sterreri and Paracyclopia naessi.[1]
References
- 1 2 Geoffrey A. Boxshall & Thomas M. Iliffe (1990). "Three new species of misophrioid copepods from oceanic islands" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 24 (3): 595–613. doi:10.1080/00222939000770401.
- ↑ T. M. Iliffe (1996). "Speleophria scottodicarloi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
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